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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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